Stories
Trans woman defies danger to champion LGBTI rights in El Salvador
Bianka Rodríguez, named regional winner for the Americas for the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, champions the transgender community's rights.
Medic helps Afghans find mobility and new lives after losing limbs
Physiotherapist Alberto Cairo, who provides prosthetic limbs and helps find jobs for injured Afghans, is the regional winner for Asia of UNHCR's annual Nansen Refugee Award.
Life-saving programme offers safe path to Italy for refugees
Humanitarian Corridors, a unique partnership set up by religious organizations, is the Europe regional winner for UNHCR's Nansen Refugee Award.
Congolese activist dedicates his life to fight for the displaced
Human rights activist Evariste Mfaume, is the regional winner for Africa for the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.
Nicaraguan professionals seek safety in Costa Rica
Doctors, lawyers and professors are among professionals forced to flee their Central American homeland for doing their jobs.
Separated by conflict, Central African cousins long to learn together again
Gothier and Prince-Bonheur grew up together but conflict separated them. While Gothier was able to resume his studies, Prince remains in exile.
In a trek to safety, Venezuelans take on mountain peaks on foot
Weakened by hunger, hundreds of Venezuelan refugees and migrants cross the high Andes each day in search of safety in Colombia and beyond.
Young Rohingya refugees strive to keep dreams of an education alive
Most Rohingya children have no access to education at all, but are prepared to overcome almost any obstacle for any opportunity to learn.
Friends give Syrian children a route off the streets and back into class
By offering basic literacy and numeracy courses, the Borderless Centre in Beirut is part of a nationwide drive to get refugee children out of work and into school.